International Co-financed Projects: Implementation of the international co-financed project no. W115/HE/2024 entitled "Green Horizon in Organic Semiconductor Technologies" (acronym: GHOST), implemented under the international Horizon Europe program, in the MSCA Staff Exchanges action. Funding: PLN 1,636,376.00; total value of Lodz University of Technology's participation in the project: PLN 3,451,956.00. The project will be implemented from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2028.
The GHOST project is developing a new generation of eco-friendly organic semiconductor technologies that align with the European Green Deal. The project focuses on bioinspired organic materials and low-energy, environmentally friendly technological processes that can be used in AMOLED displays, organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), and organic thermoelectric generators (OTGs). Particular emphasis is placed on understanding and controlling intermolecular interactions in organic materials, as these significantly influence the optical, electrical, and transport properties of materials, and consequently, the performance and stability of optoelectronic devices.
The GHOST project is organized around six interconnected work packages: synthesis of new materials, photophysical and microscopic analysis, electrical and electrochemical studies, theoretical modeling, dissemination activities, and project management. Each of these work packages includes both research and training components. As a result, the project not only advances new knowledge about organic semiconductors and the mechanisms of charge and energy transfer, but also strengthens the competences of researchers through international staff exchange, knowledge transfer, and the building of lasting scientific and technological relationships between partners.
A significant feature of the project is its strong international and interdisciplinary dimension. The consortium brings together leading research centers from Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America, with Lodz University of Technology serving as its coordinator. The involvement of partners with complementary expertise in synthesis, photophysics, electrochemistry, theoretical modeling, and organic device technology enables comprehensive research on future materials and creates conditions for intensive international collaboration.
Partners:
- Lodz University of Technology (TUL), Poland – coordinator;
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark;
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPIP), Germany;
- Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ICHO), Poland;
- Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IChF), Poland;
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France;
- AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH), Poland;
- University of Glasgow (UoG), United Kingdom;
- Durham University (UDUR), United Kingdom;
- Osaka University (OU), Japan;
- National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan;
- The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia;
- Université de Montréal (UDEM), Canada;
- University Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil;
- Sungkyunkwan University (SU), South Korea;
- Université de Bordeaux (UOB), France;
- University of Auckland (UOA), New Zealand;
- University of Mauritius (UOM), Mauritus;
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan